I need to format the hard drive where Vista is on and install Windows XP.
Please help.
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I need to format the hard drive where Vista is on and install Windows XP.
Please help.
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"vbnetdev" wrote:
| I need to format the hard drive where Vista is on and install Windows XP.
| Please help.
Hi,
Boot your system with the WinXP CD, making sure that the BIOS is set to boot
from CD drive first. Start setup and agree to the license (hit F8). When you
get to the point where you choose the installation location, delete the
existing system partition. Create a new one from the resulting free space,
format (quick is fine), and proceed with the installer. Make sure you have
backed up any critical data (as it will be gone) and that you have your XP
Product Key handy (as you will need it).
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Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"vbnetdev" <admin@kjmsolutions.com> wrote in message
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>I need to format the hard drive where Vista is on and install Windows XP.
>Please help.
>
WIndows XP CD says it cannot format the drive. Does this have something ot
do with the bootloader vista has?
"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
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> Clean Install Windows XP
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
>
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> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
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> Microsoft Community Newsgroups
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>
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> "vbnetdev" wrote:
>
> | I need to format the hard drive where Vista is on and install Windows
> XP.
> | Please help.
>
>
Hi,
As I mentioned in my response, you have to remove the existing system
partition and create a new one first.
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"vbnetdev" <admin@kjmsolutions.com> wrote in message
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> WIndows XP CD says it cannot format the drive. Does this have something ot
> do with the bootloader vista has?
>
>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23xryjPSKHHA.4712@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Clean Install Windows XP
>> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
>>
>> --
>> Carey Frisch
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows Shell/User
>> Microsoft Community Newsgroups
>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/
>>
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>> "vbnetdev" wrote:
>>
>> | I need to format the hard drive where Vista is on and install Windows
>> XP.
>> | Please help.
>>
>>
>
>
I bought a laptop with Windows Vista pre-installed. I want to remove it, to format the hard disk but when I attempt to using a valid win XP Pro cd, it tells me the the setup cannot continue because it cannot detect the harddrive. What causes this, is it the a new NTFS format created be MS? Or is there some sort of protection on the partition? Please help anyway you can.
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Has nothing to do with the partition, you likely need to provide a hard
drive controller driver using F6 during the CD boot. You didn't provide any
info on the laptop so that's just a guess.
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<Jordan> wrote in message news:200728143546dabombs@gmail.com...
>I bought a laptop with Windows Vista pre-installed. I want to remove it, to
>format the hard disk but when I attempt to using a valid win XP Pro cd, it
>tells me the the setup cannot continue because it cannot detect the
>harddrive. What causes this, is it the a new NTFS format created be MS? Or
>is there some sort of protection on the partition? Please help anyway you
>can.
>
> EggHeadCafe.com - .NET Developer Portal of Choice
> http://www.eggheadcafe.com
"Jordan" wrote in message news:200728143546dabombs@gmail.com...
>I bought a laptop with Windows Vista pre-installed. I want to remove it, to
>format the hard disk but when I attempt to using a valid win XP Pro cd, it
>tells me the the setup cannot continue because it cannot detect the
>harddrive. What causes this, is it the a new NTFS format created be MS? Or
>is there some sort of protection on the partition? Please help anyway you
>can.
>
> EggHeadCafe.com - .NET Developer Portal of Choice
> http://www.eggheadcafe.com
sounds like just what you said, sounds like some kinda vista protection on
it, vista is full of permissions etc for added security that you would
normally see on server software or xp pro
DO you have used Bitlocker HardDrive encryption ( in Ultimate and
Enterprise ) on Vista ?
Then the disk is unreadable by any other OS, of course.
You will have to decrypt or reformat it if that is the case.
If not, then look in your manual about installing alternate OS or contact
the Manufacturer of the Notebook.
It is never a good thing to replace the OS that comes with a device, 'cause
the hardware and software were designed to fit together.
All "new" configurations are unsupported then and of course always at your
own risk.
SJ / germany
"Jordan" schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:200728143546dabombs@gmail.com...
>I bought a laptop with Windows Vista pre-installed. I want to remove it, to
>format the hard disk but when I attempt to using a valid win XP Pro cd, it
>tells me the the setup cannot continue because it cannot detect the
>harddrive. What causes this, is it the a new NTFS format created be MS? Or
>is there some sort of protection on the partition? Please help anyway you
>can.
>
> EggHeadCafe.com - .NET Developer Portal of Choice
> http://www.eggheadcafe.com
VISTA has different startup files to XP and this may be what is causing
the problem.
I'm sure there is a technical way to edit the file that replaces the
boot.ini file in XP but the easy way is to download and install
VISTABOOTPro which is a free utility for dual booting VISTA.
When you install it check all the tools etc and I think you will find
one to enable you to remove VISTA. It changes that file and then you
can install your other OS and delete VISTA.
Note however I don't know for sure that it will do this if you install
VISTABOOTPro after VISTA and when the earlier OS is no longer there.
Check out the http://www.vistabootpro.org/ website and read what it
says.
Check back here to see if anyone gives you another answer.
A Vista formatted drive is not compatible with XP.
Did you format the drive during XP setup?
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<Jordan> wrote in message news:200728143546dabombs@gmail.com...
:I bought a laptop with Windows Vista pre-installed. I want to remove it, to
format the hard disk but when I attempt to using a valid win XP Pro cd, it
tells me the the setup cannot continue because it cannot detect the
harddrive. What causes this, is it the a new NTFS format created be MS? Or
is there some sort of protection on the partition? Please help anyway you
can.
:
: EggHeadCafe.com - .NET Developer Portal of Choice
: http://www.eggheadcafe.com
This sounds as if it has nothing to do with Vista being installed. There is
no difference in the NTFS file system other than version number between XP
and Vista.
Possibly the disk is protected from writing or has a boot block that needs
to be turned off in the bios. Or you have a SCSI drive that needs drivers
loaded first.
Tony
"Ron Sommer" <rsommer@nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message
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>A Vista formatted drive is not compatible with XP.
> Did you format the drive during XP setup?
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> Ronald Sommer
>
> <Jordan> wrote in message news:200728143546dabombs@gmail.com...
> :I bought a laptop with Windows Vista pre-installed. I want to remove it,
> to
> format the hard disk but when I attempt to using a valid win XP Pro cd, it
> tells me the the setup cannot continue because it cannot detect the
> harddrive. What causes this, is it the a new NTFS format created be MS? Or
> is there some sort of protection on the partition? Please help anyway you
> can.
> :
> : EggHeadCafe.com - .NET Developer Portal of Choice
> : http://www.eggheadcafe.com
>
Thanks guys for trying BUT, I tried to uninstall vista, and was blocked. So I
went to MichaelStevens' page and downloaded the XP setup disks, ran them and
faffed around for an hour, only to be blocked by Vista. I could actually work
in DOS to clear the HD but 5 more versions of Windows would be released by
the time I had achieved anything meaningful. By which time...
Oh for God's sake, hasn't anyone got a solution that works?
I 'm supposed to have a life, that I could be getting on with.
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"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
> Clean Install Windows XP
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
> Microsoft Community Newsgroups
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/
>
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> "vbnetdev" wrote:
>
> | I need to format the hard drive where Vista is on and install Windows XP.
> | Please help.
>
>
>
Hi,
You can't uninstall Vista, and you can't install XP into a Vista created
partition/volume. Boot an XP CD, no need for floppies, and begin setup. When
you get to the point where you choose the installation location, instead
delete the existing system partition. Then create a new one from the
resulting free space, format, then proceed with setup.
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
"Raby''s" <raby''s@discussions.microsoft.com.au> wrote in message
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> Thanks guys for trying BUT, I tried to uninstall vista, and was blocked.
> So I
> went to MichaelStevens' page and downloaded the XP setup disks, ran them
> and
> faffed around for an hour, only to be blocked by Vista. I could actually
> work
> in DOS to clear the HD but 5 more versions of Windows would be released by
> the time I had achieved anything meaningful. By which time...
>
> Oh for God's sake, hasn't anyone got a solution that works?
> I 'm supposed to have a life, that I could be getting on with.
> --
> Raby''s
>
>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Clean Install Windows XP
>> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
>>
>> --
>> Carey Frisch
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows Shell/User
>> Microsoft Community Newsgroups
>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/
>>
>>
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>> "vbnetdev" wrote:
>>
>> | I need to format the hard drive where Vista is on and install Windows
>> XP.
>> | Please help.
>>
>>
>>
Raby''s wrote:
> Thanks guys for trying BUT, I tried to uninstall vista, and was blocked. So I
> went to MichaelStevens' page and downloaded the XP setup disks, ran them and
> faffed around for an hour, only to be blocked by Vista. I could actually work
> in DOS to clear the HD but 5 more versions of Windows would be released by
> the time I had achieved anything meaningful. By which time...
>
> Oh for God's sake, hasn't anyone got a solution that works?
> I 'm supposed to have a life, that I could be getting on with.
I don't really understand why you are having trouble and why you needed
setup disks. Do you not have a CD drive that works? That's the only
reason to use the setup disks. What do you mean "was blocked"? This
makes no sense.
Assuming you have a working optical drive:
1. Go into your BIOS and set your computer to boot from the optical
drive first, hard drive second. Some computers have a keypress you can
do to temporarily change the boot order. Either way, you want to boot
from the optical drive first.
2. Put the XP install CD in your drive and start the computer. The XP CD
is bootable. When you see the prompt "Press any key to boot from CD",
press any key. The XP install will start. Delete all partitions and
create new ones as desired. Once you have done that, the XP installer
will ask where you want to install XP. Tell it and let it rip.
Read over Michael Stevens' instructions (and look at mine for what you
should have on hand) if you have any questions.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html - Clean Install How-To
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...alling_Windows -
What you will need on-hand
Malke
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